Material religion is a rapidly growing field, and this volume
offers an accessible, critical entry into these new areas of
research. Each "key term" uses case studies and is accompanied by a
color image - an object, practice, space, or site. The entries cut
across geographies, histories, and traditions, offering a versatile
and engaging text for the classroom. Key topics covered include: -
Icon, ritual, magic, gender, race - Sacred, spirit, technology, -
Space, belief, body, brain - Taste, touch, smell, sound, vision
Each entry demonstrates in clear and jargon-free prose how the key
term figures prominently in understanding the materiality of
religion. Written by leading international scholars, all entries
are linked by the ways materiality stands at the forefront of the
understanding of religion, whether that comes from humanistic,
social scientific, artistic, curatorial, or other perspectives.
Brent Plate brings his expertise and extensive teaching experience
to the comprehensive introduction which introduces students to the
themes and methods of the material cultural study of religion. Key
Terms in Material Religion provides a much-needed resource for
courses on theory and method in religious studies, the anthropology
of religion, and the ever-increasing number of courses focused on
material religion.
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